Humboldt: Jail work crew escapee caught

A man who walked away from a Humboldt County jail Caltrans work crew on Thursday was taken into custody Saturday afternoon.

Jerry Corriea was found on the 3400 block of Chezem Road near State Route 299 around 3:45 p.m., where he was taken into custody without incident, according to a press release. Corria was returned to the custody of the Humboldt County jail on suspicion of escaping from custody.

Corriea had been in custody on a California State Parole violation and was sentenced to 120 days in jail for that violation. Corriea was on parole out of Redding for a burglary conviction, according to a press release.